Good Morning Everyone! Don’t miss out, Today is the Day! The Sickle Cell Consortium’s Dr. Lakeia Bailey and Sharonda Sikes will be on Channel 46 in Atlanta on Atlanta News First (WANF) Wellness Wednesdays CBS News at 9:30 AM, We are excited!
Introducing our champion sponsors! We are thrilled to partner with these amazing companies that share our values and passion for excellence. Their support has been instrumental in helping us achieve our goals and we couldn't be more grateful.
Tina Turner was raw. She was powerful. She was unstoppable. And she was unapologetically herself—speaking and singing her truth through joy and pain; triumph and tragedy. Today we join fans around the world in honoring the Queen of Rock and Roll, and a star whose light will never fade.
"Write it down!" - Tayo Togba
When a situation occurs that is positive or negative be sure to write down what happened to process and be able to address the situation should it reoccur!
Did you know there are approximately 25,000 - 50,000 individuals living with SS in Brazil (Kato et al., 2018)? Annually, there are 3,500 infants born with #SickleCell in Brazil (Kato et al., 2018). Learn more by registering for the 24-hour event at https://t.co/6B9VTJQnvR!
Did you know that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 1 out of 16,300 Hispanic infants born in the United States have #SickleCellDisease? Join our 24 Hour #WorldSickleCellDay by visiting https://t.co/QUoqDyP2CM
The 8th Annual Sickle Cell Warriors Convention is fantastic! We are so glad our attendees are having a blast & that is largely from the support we receive from our sponsors @VertexPharma @bluebirdbio @AgiosPharma@Novartis@ChiesiGRD@pfizer @GBT_news @SanofiGenzyme @CSLBehring!
Curative Therapies: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly is so good! We want to thank Genesis so much for sharing her story with #BoneMarrowTransplant! We hope this community conversation has been informational and has helped someone considering curative therapies. #SC3WC21
At 10:14pm last night (8/8), Grady Health System in Atlanta, the largest Level I Trauma Center in Georgia, reached full capacity and went to total diversion, unable to accept any emergency patients.
Several other medical centers in the same position.
We’re in deep trouble.
Blood transfusions are one of the most crucial treatments for sickle cell warriors, but blood shortages can impact access. On #WorldSickleCellDay, SCDAA and our member organizations hope that you will donate blood in honor of sickle cell patients: https://t.co/s43AYOp0ef #WSCD21